FALL 2014 COLLEGE IN THE HIGH SCHOOL ONLINE COURSES

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1 ACTG Financial Accounting The objective of this course is to provide a solid foundation in basic accounting concepts and techniques for students who plan to pursue a career in accounting, as well as the general business student. The course covers the traditional topics of a first semester accounting course, including the accounting cycle, financial statement analysis, and coverage of asset, liabilities and stockholders equity. Offered Fall, Credit hours Lecture hours ACTG Personal Finance This course provides a foundation in the basic principles of financial planning and gives a brief introduction of more advanced personal financial planning topics. Budgeting, taxes, consumer credit, insurance, investments and estate planning will be discussed. Offered Fall, Spring, DL. ARTS Survey of Art History I A survey of art and culture from ancient civilizations to the mid-gothic period. Emphasis will be placed on the cultural content of art and the meanings, ideas, and uses of art during those periods. Offered Fall. BADM Legal & Ethical Env of Bus I This course is an introduction to the origins, framework, and concepts of legal and ethical environment of business with emphasis on contracts and business organizations, including partnerships, corporations, limited liability and the law of agency. Offered Fall, CISS Networking I-Intro Data Comm This course will introduce the student to the organization and design of data networks and provide the foundation for the Cisco ICND1 (CCENT) certification (ICND ). Topics include networking media, Ethernet technology, the TCP/IP protocol suite, subnets, IPv6, switched LAN operation, routing protocols, access control, and fundamentals of network services such as NAT and DHCP. This hands-on course utilizes both the college's networking laboratories and the Cisco Network Academy resources. Offered Fall, OR OR OR Lab hours

2 ECON Principles of Macroeconomics This course examines the evolution of economic theory and practice, the structure and functions of the free enterprise system, national income accounting, and fiscal and monetary policy. Their effects on economic policy are covered. Offered Fall, ENGL Library Skills for Research This course provides an introduction to library research and information literacy. Content will focus on how to create a research strategy for finding, retrieving, using and evaluating information in print and electronic formats including the Internet. Also covered will be many of the academic, legal and ethical issues relating to information. Skills gained can be applied to research papers, projects, professional and personal information needs. Offered Fall, Spring Credit hours Lecture hours ENGL Communications This course is designed to introduce the student to the principles and psychology involved in interpersonal and group communication. The program enables the student to express ideas effectively to the public on a personal and professional basis in both the written and oral processes of communication. Offered Fall, Spring, Summer, DL. ENTR Intro to Entrepreneurship This course explores the dimensions of creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurship by studying processes that challenge existing models and pave the way for original solutions to problems or opportunities in any field. The focus is in stimulating creative thinking to generate ideas that may be implemented in the form of a new business venture. Students are encouraged to dream and think boldly and to move beyond traditional solutions towards innovation. Innovation is the conversion of knowledge and ideas into a benefit, either for commercial use or for the public good. This course explores the role of innovation in creating new or improved products, processes, or services. Further, students will explore the entrepreneurial process of creating value through the application of creativity and innovation through the introduction of systematic ways to more effectively find creative solutions. Offered Fall,

3 LATN Latin Language and Culture I This course is designed to familiarize students with basic Latin phonology, morphology, syntax, grammar, and vocabulary supplemented with readings from various Latin authors of moderate difficulty and simple composition. The course introduces classical mythology as well as the history and culture of ancient Rome. Classroom instruction is supplemented with exercises in the language laboratory. This course is primarily designed for students with no previous knowledge of Latin. Offered Fall, Spring, DL. A lab fee will be required. LATN Latin Language and Culture II This course builds on the concepts and language skills introduced in Latin Language and Culture I. Students are introduced to more complex Latin grammar, usage, syntax, and vocabulary. Students also read adapted, original Latin passages and discuss the history and culture of ancient Rome. Classroom instruction is supplemented with exercises in the language laboratory. Offered Spring, DL. A lab fee will be required. MATH Calculus III This course includes topics in multi-variate and vector calculus, including vectors in a plane and in space, vector-valued functions, functions of several variables, partial derivatives, surfaces and space curves, multiple integrals, cylindrical and spherical coordinates, applications to area and volume, vector fields, line integrals, and Green s Theorem. Topics in linear algebra include matrices, elementary row operations, systems of linear equations, augmented matrices, Gaussian and Gauss- Jordan elimination, inverse matrices, matrix algebra, eigenvalues and eigenvectors, determinants, vector spaces, subspaces, and basis vectors. NOTE: A graphing calculator may be required and will be discussed at the first class. Offered Fall, Credit hours Lecture hours MKTG Principles of Marketing This course will provide an introduction to marketing. The marketing planning process and the market environment will be discussed. Students will learn about consumer behavior and gain an understanding of targeting and positioning. Additionally, the elements of the marketing mix including new product development, promotion, pricing, and distribution will be covered. Offered Fall, Spring, DL.

4 PSYC General Psychology This course consists of systematic, empirical study of human behavior. The course covers the following: introduction to psychology, research methodology, biological psychology, sensation and perception, consciousness, learning memory, thought and language, intelligence, human development, motivation and emotion, personality theories, abnormal psychology, health psychology, and social psychology. Offered Fall, RUSN Russian Lang & Culture I This course is designed to introduce the student to the Russian sound system and grammatical structure in an effort to give the student a basic understanding of the language, including listening comprehension, reading, speaking and writing skills. In addition to language skills, the course offers the student insight into Russian culture. Classroom instruction is supplemented with exercises in the language laboratory. Recommendation: Primarily designed for students with no previous knowledge of Russian. Offered Fall, DL. A lab fee will be required. RUSN Russian Lang & Culture II A continuation of Russian I, this course introduces the student to the more complicated elements of Russian grammar and concentrates on the refinement of the student's basic communication skills. Classroom instruction, which also continues to give the student an awareness of Russian culture and customs, is supplemented with exercises in the language laboratory. Primarily designed for students who have completed Russian I or no more than two years in high school. Offered Spring, DL. A lab fee will be required. SOCL Sociology An introduction to the scientific study of human social interaction with emphasis on societies, groups, organizations, social networks and communities as the units of analysis. Topics covered include culture, social structure, socialization, sex roles, groups, and networks, organizations, deviance and social stratification, race and ethnic relations and social institutions. Offered Fall, SPAN Spanish Lang & Culture I This course is designed to introduce the student to the Spanish sound system and grammatical structure in an effort to give the student a basic understanding of the language, including listening comprehension, reading, speaking and writing skills.

5 In addition to language skills, the course offers the student insight into Spanish culture. Classroom instruction is supplemented with exercises in the language laboratory. Recommendation: Primarily designed for students with no previous knowledge of Spanish. Offered Fall, A lab fee will be required. SPAN Spanish Lang & Culture II A continuation of Spanish I, this course introduces the student to the more complicated elements of Spanish grammar and concentrates on the refinement of the student's basic communication skills. Classroom instruction, which also continues to give the student an awareness of Spanish culture and customs, is supplemented with exercises in the language laboratory. Primarily designed for students who have completed Spanish I or no more than two years in high school. Offered Fall, A lab fee will be required. SPAN Spanish Lang & Culture III This class offers a review and extension of grammar and concentrates on improving the student's vocabulary, conversational fluency and reading skills through the discussion of selected readings in Spanish. Classroom discussions, conducted primarily in Spanish, are supplemented with exercises in the language laboratory. Primarily designed for students who have completed Spanish II or no more than three or four years in high school. Offered Fall. A lab fee will be required.